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Another record-breaking year for UK battery storage as 4GWh comes online
The UK grid-scale battery storage market grew 45% in 2025, with 4GWh coming online during the year, bringing total operational capacity to 12.9GWh.
Energy Storage News
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Top stories from Tuesday 13 January 2026
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Elements Green completes acquisition of 149 MW BESS in the UK
Elements Green has completed the acquisition of the 149 MW Bolney Green Energy Hub to bolster UK storage portfolio.
Energy Global - #3
UK offshore wind auction: What’s on the line for RWE, TotalEnergies and others?
RWE, TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables all have major offshore wind farm projects eligible to compete in this year’s UK government Contracts for Difference auction
Recharge News - #4
'Stepping stone' floating wind projects set for showdown in pivotal AR7 round
The floating wind projects competing in AR7 are not big ones, but they could have the power to unlock much bigger business
Recharge News - #5
UK Carbon Removal Pilots Show Progress but Highlight Cost and Scale Challenges
The UK government’s Phase Two reports from the Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal Innovation Programme reveal early but instructive results from a diverse portfolio of carbon removal technologies.
Energy News Europe - #6
How the west fell behind in the green tech race
European companies pioneered much of the technology used in renewables, but have they left it too late to compete with China?
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Developer Noveria talks BESS industry successes and challenges: ‘community acceptance is generally good’
The managing director of Bluestar Energy Capital's European BESS platform Noveria Energy gave a Q&A to Energy-Storage.news ahead of the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London next month.
Energy Storage News - #8
Batteries ‘the only technology’ that can keep pace with AI data centre power fluctuations
Battery storage is the technology best suited to handling the power fluctuations that AI training loads can create at data centres, ESN Premium has heard.
Energy Storage News - #9
Nordex reaches record wind turbine orders in 2025
Orders surge by 22.5% from previous year, while average sales price remains largely stable
Recharge News - #10
Wind giant claims new global record with 20MW turbine
Goldwind reckons machine installed off Fujian Province today is most powerful yet put into sea
Recharge News - #11
Do not wait around for nuclear fusion
Industry is sceptical that the technology will be commercially viable anytime soon
Financial Times Energy - #12
Court go-ahead for Revolution 'great news for Orsted' but high political risk for Sunrise
While Revolution wind is almost complete, Trump administration could still inflict pain on Sunrise, which is only scheduled for completion in late 2027
Recharge News - #13
BLUETTI Targets Circular Economy & High-Speed Mobile Charging — CES 2026 Launch
The “spec war” in portable power is officially shifting toward material science and deep vehicle integration. Monitoring the latest from CES 2026, it’s clear that BLUETTI is moving beyond the simple “more kilowatt-hours” race to tackle two of the industry’s biggest hurdles: hardware decarbonization and the notorious slow-charging bottleneck for ...
CleanTechnica - #14
Elements Green acquires 149MW Bolney Green Energy
Elements Green said latest acquisition cements its position as a 'leader in large-scale energy infrastructure'
Business Green - #15
'Nature is a pre-requisite of prosperity': Can the government turn the tide for England's deteriorating natural world?
Government watchdog insists nature recovery 'not a blocker' to UK economic growth, as progress report warns England nature remains off track for many of its biodiversity targets
Business Green